Operating Systems: Concepts and Examples - Softcover

Stallings, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0029464919 ISBN 13: 9780029464915

Publisher: Prentice Hall (Higher Education Division, Pearson Education), 1992

Synopsis

Uses running case studies throughout the book, motivating the material and enhancing understanding. These relevant and contemporary cases use the Windows NT UNIX IBM MVS Text has been reorganized into smaller, more manageable sized chapters. A broad and unified expanded treatment of distributed operating systems thoroughly covers this area of increasing importance. process migration process communication mutual exclusion deadlock Presents comprehensive, lucid and extremely up-to-date topical coverage within a logical, well-developed framework. detailed treatment of threads. unique, comprehensive treatment of scheduling. thorough, unified discussion of I/O. broad coverage of OS security. solid, systematic treatment of concurrency. Provides an internet mailing list, for exchange of information/ideas with other instructors and author. Object-oriented design techniques discussed and a separate appendix provided. A website to provide support for instructors and students at

About this title

From the Publisher

Offering a comprehensive and unified introduction to operating systems, this book provides students with a sound foundation in key mechanisms of operating systems as well as an insightful look at design issues highlighting the tradeoffs and decisions involved in OS design. Building on fundamental principles, the book presents recent developments such as threads, real-time systems, multiprocessor scheduling, process migrations and security. Throughout, Windows NT, UNIX, and IBM MVS are used as running illustrative examples of actual operating systems. And, the new edition now presents a comprehensive and extremely current introduction to distributed operating systems--reflecting current trends in the field and highlighting how distributed operating systems concepts build on concepts found in traditional operating systems.

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: Providing a comprehensive and unified introduction to operating systems, this book emphasizes the fundamentals of the key mechanisms of modern operating systems, and the types of design tradeoffs and decisions involved in operating system design. This second edition presents recent developments in operating system design, and uses three running examples of operating systems to illustrate the material: Windows NT, UNIX, and IBM MVS. Key Topics: Covers new areas of operating system design, including threads, real-time systems, multiprocessor scheduling, process migration, process communication, mutual exclusion, deadlock, distributed operating systems, and security. Market: For everyone who needs an introduction to operating systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall (Higher Education Division, Pearson Education)
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0029464919
• ISBN 13: 9780029464915
• Binding: Paperback